I live in the North West, always have done (apart from a few years serving in the forces). I'm proud of my northern roots.
I've had enough. The NW is so built up, town after city after town. I just want some peace, somewhere nice for my DD (4 months) to grow up. Somewhere quiet, serene, picturesque. I walk the dog every day, dodging broken bottles, rubbish strewn all over the place, dogshite on the pavements, grafitti on the walls. Every weekend I'm subjected to hearing arguments and drunken fights going on in the street all night. The traffic. Argh, I could go on.
AIBU to just want to find myself a nice village in Shropshire, not too far away from the motorway to allow me to continue work, but off the beaten track to avoid bus after bus after lorry after bulldozer? Somewhere on the edge of rolling countryside. Somewhere with nice quaint little stone cottages and farm buildings, a couple of village pubs, a shop, a nice local school.... am I living in a dreamworld?? I have a good friend who lives in a beautiful village like this down in Northants. That's too far, but I struggle to find something similar round here.
Sorry, I've just had enough. I must be getting old!!!!!